漢字城 Kanji Fortress

政 politics

On'yomi
セイ、ショウ
Kun'yomi
まつりごと
Strokes
9
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 5

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
政 is written in 9 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Doing what is correct (正) while someone taps you with a stick (攵) from behind — that's politics.

A common word

  • 政治 せいじ politics

Example sentences

  • ちちはせいじのはなしがすきです。

    My father likes talking about politics.

  • あたらしいせいじかがテレビにでていました。

    A new politician was on TV.

Kanji that share a part

攵 is its radical. 27 kanji share it in all.

  • 教 teach
  • 敗 defeat
  • 放 set free N3
  • 務 task N3
  • 散 scatter N3
  • 数 number N3
  • 攻 attack N2
  • 改 reformation N2

正 is a component.

  • 延 prolong N2
  • 症 symptom N2
  • 征 subjugate N1
  • 卸 wholesale N1
  • 柾 straight Grain N1
  • 焉 how N1
  • 証 evidence N1
  • 整 organize N1